side of the midrib ; petiole about .1 in. long. Panicles 

 contracted, subglobose, |-1^ in. across, uniformly beset 

 with stellate hairs, the tomentum much looser upwards ; 

 peduncle l-§ in. long ; pedicels tVtV m - l° n g J bracts 

 about as long as the pedicels. Calyx obovate-oblong, 

 T2~tV m - l OI1 g> 4-lobed ; lobes subacute or obtuse, loosely 

 beset with white stellate hairs. Corolla f— \ in. long ; 

 lower portion of the tube cylindric, very short, but 

 nearly twice as long as the widened upper portion ; limb 

 lilac, lobes rounded, short. Anthers very short, distinctly 

 exserted, dehiscing throughout their length. Fruit about 

 \ in. across, lilac. 



Fig. 1, portion of an inflorescence ; 2, section of calyx, showing ovary ; 

 3 and 4, stamens; 5, fruits ; 6, seed; — all enlarged. 



